The Knight

ERIKK · 12-06-2003, 15:33

I have to select a civ for me new game against anarres. I stumbled opun these knights and had to decide which one was the best.

(In the end I chose the Japanese as I think that on deity cheap barracks and temples are very important and their UU is a fine one!)

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unit	       shield	stats	iron	horses	special
standard Knight	70	4/3/2	yes	yes	no
					
Keshik	        60	4/2/2	no	yes	mountain as grass (movement)
Ansar Warrior	60	4/2/3	yes	yes	no
Rider	        70	4/3/3	yes	yes	no
Samurai	        70	4/4/2	yes	no	no
War Elephant	70	4/3/2	no	no	no

So what knight do you think is the best one? I say the Keshik as they are cheap, dont require iron (in lots of games you miss that (more often than horses IMO)) and can suprise attack over mountains! Also the Ansar Warior looks good too as on you need badly those shields/gold on higher diff levels (and you cant mass upgrade fast enough).

Shabbaman · 12-06-2003, 15:44

Ever tried the arabs? Worth a try. The samurai is probably the best, but Japan is a lame choice...

ProPain · 12-06-2003, 15:54

I was in doubt between Rider and samurai. Voted Rider in the end. I think the samurai is a fine unit and the extra defense/no horses is great but the extra movement on a rider is the best imo. 3 movement allows you to attack in 1 turn from outside the city radius in most cases. I've had very succesfull wars with that.

digger760 · 12-06-2003, 16:29

3 movement is good...more often that not i seem to be able to get iron and horses. Ansar for me

DrAlimentado · 12-06-2003, 16:38

I vote Riders, 3 movement is extremely powerful.

Ansar is better than Keshik for the same reason (you can always get iron with your horseman army

)

Samurai are cool, but I'd rather have the extra movement or cheaper build than the +1 defence.

Elephants suck.

anarres · 12-06-2003, 16:53

I voted War Elephants...

View Poll Results: The Knight
Keshik	1	11.11%
Ansar Warrior	2	22.22%
Rider	3	33.33%
Samurai	2	22.22%
War Elephant	1	11.11%
Voters: 9. You may not vote on this poll

12-06-2003, 15:33	#1
ERIKK Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands!. Posts: 2,636	The Knight I have to select a civ for me new game against anarres. I stumbled opun these knights and had to decide which one was the best. (In the end I chose the Japanese as I think that on deity cheap barracks and temples are very important and their UU is a fine one!) Code: unit shield stats iron horses special standard Knight 70 4/3/2 yes yes no Keshik 60 4/2/2 no yes mountain as grass (movement) Ansar Warrior 60 4/2/3 yes yes no Rider 70 4/3/3 yes yes no Samurai 70 4/4/2 yes no no War Elephant 70 4/3/2 no no no So what knight do you think is the best one? I say the Keshik as they are cheap, dont require iron (in lots of games you miss that (more often than horses IMO)) and can suprise attack over mountains! Also the Ansar Warior looks good too as on you need badly those shields/gold on higher diff levels (and you cant mass upgrade fast enough).

12-06-2003, 15:44	#2
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,494	Ever tried the arabs? Worth a try. The samurai is probably the best, but Japan is a lame choice... __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

12-06-2003, 15:54	#3
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	I was in doubt between Rider and samurai. Voted Rider in the end. I think the samurai is a fine unit and the extra defense/no horses is great but the extra movement on a rider is the best imo. 3 movement allows you to attack in 1 turn from outside the city radius in most cases. I've had very succesfull wars with that. __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

12-06-2003, 16:38	#5
DrAlimentado Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: the cookie jar. Posts: 1,568	I vote Riders, 3 movement is extremely powerful. Ansar is better than Keshik for the same reason (you can always get iron with your horseman army ) Samurai are cool, but I'd rather have the extra movement or cheaper build than the +1 defence. Elephants suck. __________________ <font color=\"red\">sign up for the best game on the forum</font id=\"red\"> <font color=\"green\">My Army</font id=\"green\"> <font color=\"green\">Help my orcs to prosper</font id=\"green\"> MapTweaker Utility beta (copy/paste/resize biq files)

12-06-2003, 16:29	#4
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	3 movement is good...more often that not i seem to be able to get iron and horses. Ansar for me

12-06-2003, 16:53	#6
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	I voted War Elephants... __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>